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0. S. SNOWDEN.

RASPING PLANE.

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Patented Sept. 10, 1889.

WITNESSES ATTORNEYS.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES S. SNOVVDEN, OF MAOOLENNY, FLORIDA; THOMAS \V. LAKINADMINISTRATOR OF SAID SNOIVDEN, DECEASED.

RASPING-PLANE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 410.809, datedSeptember 10, 1889.

Application filed March 19, 1888.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OHARLEs S. SNowDEN, of Macclenny, in the county ofBaker and State of Florida, have invented a new and ImprovedRasping-Plane, of which the following is aspecification, reference beinghad to the annexed drawings, forming a part thereof, in which- Figure 1is a side elevation of my improved rasping-plane. Fig. 2 representsseveral of the saw-sections in perspective, also the spacing-plates; andFig. 3 is a transverse section taken on line a: 00 in Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and effectiveimplement for rasping the surface of wood preparatory to applying aplane so as to reduce the wood to an approximately plane or uniformsurface.

My invention consists in the combination, with a suitable stock, ofseries of short sawblades and spacing-plates adapted to be clamped inthestock in such a position as will cause the points of the teeth of allof the saw blades to lie in the same plane.

The stock A, which is made of cast-iron or other suitable material, hasthe general form of a plane body or stock, and is provided with amortise a, extending from the lower surface upward into the body of thestock. In one side of the stock are inserted thumb-screws b, whichextend into the mortise, and in the top of the stock are insertedthumb-screws c, which extend downward in to the mortise. In the mortisea at each end is arranged a transverse wire d for receiving the slottedends of the spacing-plates B, which are thus held loosely in the stock.In the mortise a, and. between the spacing-plates B, are insertedsawblades 0, having parallel edges, each blade having teeth upon oneedge. The toothed edges of the saws project beyond the face of SerialNo. 267,655. (No model.)

the stock A, and are all arranged in the same plane. In the bottom ofthe mortise, and between the inner edges of the saws and the ends of thethumb-screws c, is placed a plate 6, which supports the saws and whichis adj nsted by means of the said thumb-screws. The ends of the stock Aare beveled and provided with knobs or handles D, by which the stockmaybe manipulated.

My improved rasping-plane may be made of any length and width, and thesaws inserted therein may have teeth of different degrees of fineness toadapt them to different kinds of Work.

As the saws become dulled by use, they may be removed from the stock Aand filed in the same manner as other saws.

It is obvious that I may make the stock A circular and insert circularsaws therein. Therefore I do not limit or confine my invention to theexact form shown and described.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. In arasping-plane, the combination, with the bodyA, provided with the mortise a, of a series of saws C and means,substantially as described, for clamping the saws in the stock.

2. The combination, with the body A, provided with the mortise a, of thecross-wires d, the slotted spacing-plates B, and the saws O,substantially as described.

3. As an improved article of manufacture, a rasping-plane formed of thebody A, provided with the mortise Ct and with handles D, thethumb-screws b c, inserted in the body, the transverse wires d, thespacing-plates B, the plate 6, and the saws 0, combined and arrangedsubstantially as herein shown and described.

7 CHARLES S. SNOYVDEN.

WVitnesses:

C. B. McCLENNY, J. D. lylnnnrrr.

